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Jozankei Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Sapporo's Jozankei hot spring resort area, dedicated to the god of hot springs and healing, surrounded by nature and autumn foliage.

Sapporo · Hokkaido

Onsen & Wellness

Kinugawa Onsen

A hot spring town in a gorge on the Kinugawa river in Tochigi, once reserved for lords and monks returning from Nikko.

Nikko · Tochigi

Onsen & Wellness

Takeo Onsen

A hot spring town in Saga with 1,300 years behind it, a wooden bathhouse of 1876 and a gate that is an Important Cultural Property.

Takeo · Saga

Onsen & Wellness

Ibusuki Sunamushi Onsen Saraku (Sand Bath)

A sand bath on the shore at Ibusuki, where hot spring water heats the beach and bathers are buried in black volcanic sand.

Ibusuki · Kagoshima

Onsen & Wellness

Takegawara Onsen

A public bathhouse of 1879 in Beppu, rebuilt in 1938 under a great curved gable, with a sand bath as well as hot water.

Beppu · Oita

Onsen & Wellness

Kusatsu Onsen

Hot spring resort nestled in volcanic mountains, featuring 13 public baths and traditional ryokan alongside outdoor rotenburo and foot-bath experiences.

Kusatsu · Gunma

Area & Points of Interest

Shirarahama Beach

A 620-metre beach of fine white quartz sand in Shirahama, Wakayama, and the first place on Honshu to open for swimming each year.

Shirahama · Wakayama

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Shrine

Jozankei Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Sapporo's Jozankei hot spring resort area, dedicated to the god of hot springs and healing, surrounded by nature and autumn foliage.

Sapporo · Hokkaido

Onsen & Wellness

Kinugawa Onsen

A hot spring town in a gorge on the Kinugawa river in Tochigi, once reserved for lords and monks returning from Nikko.

Nikko · Tochigi

Onsen & Wellness

Takeo Onsen

A hot spring town in Saga with 1,300 years behind it, a wooden bathhouse of 1876 and a gate that is an Important Cultural Property.

Takeo · Saga

Onsen & Wellness

Ibusuki Sunamushi Onsen Saraku (Sand Bath)

A sand bath on the shore at Ibusuki, where hot spring water heats the beach and bathers are buried in black volcanic sand.

Ibusuki · Kagoshima

Onsen & Wellness

Takegawara Onsen

A public bathhouse of 1879 in Beppu, rebuilt in 1938 under a great curved gable, with a sand bath as well as hot water.

Beppu · Oita

Onsen & Wellness

Kusatsu Onsen

Hot spring resort nestled in volcanic mountains, featuring 13 public baths and traditional ryokan alongside outdoor rotenburo and foot-bath experiences.

Kusatsu · Gunma

Area & Points of Interest

Shirarahama Beach

A 620-metre beach of fine white quartz sand in Shirahama, Wakayama, and the first place on Honshu to open for swimming each year.

Shirahama · Wakayama